Racial Demographics

health

safety

education

opportunity

a person’s race remains a principal determinant of (4)

race

a group identified by a society because of certain inherited physical characterstics

skin color

stature

facial features

head form

eye color

nose shape

blood

height

race have been based on appearance such as (9)

western europeans

[a] developed this framework as part of their global expansion

18th and 19th century

in the [a] and [a]th century, scientists attempted to divide humans into four major groupings

origins of the concept of race

social construction of race

race focuses on 2 issues

mongoloid

caucasoid

australoid

negroid

four human groupings acc to scientists

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there are more than [a] subcategories

• all people are born free and equal to both dignity and in rights

• prejudice retards personal development

• conflict based on race cost nations, money, and resources

• racism foments international conflict

origins of the concept of race: in the 1970s UN issued a statement on race:

racism

individual thoughts and actions, institutional patterns and policies that create unequal access to power, resources and opportunities based on imagine differences

jean piaget

this person described the human tendency to classify objects as one of the most basic cognitive tools

prejudice

refers to attitude that prejudge a group, usually negatively and not based on facts

stereotyping

oversimplified, or exaggerated ideas passed down over generations through cultures

discrimination

prejudiced attitudes are manifested in actions

racism

any institutional arrangement that favors one racial group over another

racial equity

when race can no longer be used to predict life outcomes and life outcomes for all groups are improved

1. public libraries aim to create welcoming and inclusive spaces

2. advocate for freedom of inquiry and expression

3. foster civic participation

4. ensure literacy and lifelong learn

5. premise of equity

5 advancing racial equity in public libraries

1. race is a construct rooted in historical, social, and individual identities

2. inequities based on race hinders success in education, jobs, etc

3. racism prevents marginalized communities to work together for social change

facing inequity: why focus on race?

structural racism

excludes people of color from full participation in decision making

individual racism

institutional racism

structural racism

3 types of racism

individual racism

bigotry or discrimination by an individual based on race

institutional racism

policies, practices, and procedures work better for white people than POC

structural racism

a history and current reality of institutional racism across all institutions

racial equity framework

focuses on systems change, guiding us to look at history to understand present-day challenges and to prioritize govt actions to address structural racism

1. normalize

2. organize

3. operationalize

gare equity framework 3 complementary strategies

1. cultivate high level investment

2. establish internal change teams

normalize - components

1. build capacity among staff and stakeholders

2. partner with other institutions and communities

organize - components

1. use racial equity assessment tools

2. create a racial equity action plan

operationalize - components